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Dipsas

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Subfamily
  
Xenodontinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Family
  
Colubridae

Scientific name
  
Dipsas

Higher classification
  
Colubridae

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

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Lower classifications
  
Dipsas variegata, Dipsas indica

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Dipsas is a genus of nonvenomous New World colubrid snakes in the subfamily Xenodontinae.

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Geographic range

Dipsas Dipsas pavonina The Reptile Database

Species in the genus Dipsas are found from southern Mexico through Central America and South America, as far as Argentina and Paraguay.

Taxonomy

The genus includes over 30 distinct species.

Description

Dipsas Dipsas Wikipedia

Dipsas species are slender, small to medium-sized snakes, often no longer than 60 cm (24 in), and rarely longer than 100 cm (39 in). Coloration and color pattern may vary, but often consist of black and brown, frequently with alternating rings separated by white.

Behavior and diet

They are mostly arboreal snakes that mainly feed on land snails and slugs.

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.

Dipsas Bigheaded Snaileating Snake Dipsas indica Bigheaded S Flickr

  • Dipsas albifrons (Sauvage, 1884)
  • Dipsas alternans (Fischer, 1885)
  • Dipsas andiana (Boulenger, 1896)
  • Dipsas articulata (Cope, 1868)
  • Dipsas baliomelas Harvey, 2008
  • Dipsas bicolor (Günther, 1895)
  • Dipsas brevifacies (Cope, 1866)
  • Dipsas bucephala (Shaw, 1802)
  • Dipsas catesbyi (Sentzen, 1796)
  • Dipsas chaparensis Reynolds & Foster, 1992
  • Dipsas copei (Günther, 1872)
  • Dipsas elegans (Boulenger, 1896)
  • Dipsas ellipsifera (Boulenger, 1898)
  • Dipsas gaigeae (Oliver, 1937)
  • Dipsas gracilis (Boulenger, 1902)
  • Dipsas incerta (Jan, 1863)
  • Dipsas indica Laurenti, 1768
  • Dipsas maxillaris (F. Werner, 1910)
  • Dipsas neivai Amaral, 1926
  • Dipsas nicholsi (Dunn, 1933)
  • Dipsas oreas (Cope, 1868)
  • Dipsas pakaraima MacCulloch & Lathrop, 2004
  • Dipsas pavonina Schlegel, 1837
  • Dipsas peruana (Boettger, 1898)
  • Dipsas praeornata (F. Werner, 1909)
  • Dipsas pratti (Boulenger, 1897)
  • Dipsas sanctijoannis (Boulenger, 1911)
  • Dipsas sazimai Fernandes, Marques & Argôlo, 2010
  • Dipsas schunkii (Boulenger, 1908)
  • Dipsas temporalis (F. Werner, 1909)
  • Dipsas tenuissima Taylor, 1954
  • Dipsas trinitatus Parker, 1926
  • Dipsas variegata (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
  • Dipsas vermiculata J.A. Peters, 1960
  • Dipsas viguieri (Bocourt, 1884)

    • Dipsas Dipsas sanctijoannis The Reptile Database

    Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dipsas.

    Dipsas The World39s Best Photos of dipsas and peru Flickr Hive Mind

    Dipsas Dipsas indica The Reptile Database

    References

    Dipsas Wikipedia
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